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MoU signed with Saudi Arabia, local partners for 140-acre Karachi waterfront development

MoU signed with Saudi Arabia, local partners for 140-acre Karachi waterfront development

Proposed project on MT Khan Road is a "transformative opportunity to unlock the full potential of KPT’s waterfront assets", minister says.

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Karachi Port amid global shipping disruptions

GLOBAL trade is changing in today’s turbulent geopolitical climate, not from the power of markets but from the power of missiles. Shipping routes...

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JAAC’s Intransigence, Rejection of Talks, and Deliberate Political Disruption

For weeks, the JAAC protests have dominated the political landscape of Azad Kashmir. Blocked roads, hunger strikes, and ultimatums have become...

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Christian Zionism and Endless War

Christian Zionism is not, as its adherents often claim, a faithful continuation of historic Protestant Christianity. Instead, it represents a profound...

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India’s strategic deception playbook towards Pakistan

A retrospective analysis of India’s policies towards Pakistan reveals a recurring pattern in which deception has become an important instrument of...

03.06.2026 50

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A Technocrat Government: Transition to a Technology Driven Knowledge Economy

The debate surrounding the proposed 28th Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan comes at a decisive moment in the country’s history. Pakistan...

31.05.2026 30

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Cybercrime, Pakistan’s digital financial future

Pakistan today occupies a pivotal yet increasingly precarious digital juncture in which the promise of financial inclusion through mobile banking and...

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EID cleanliness drive; 360,000 tons of animal waste disposed of across province: Azma

EID cleanliness drive; 360,000 tons of animal waste disposed of across province: Azma

Punjab Minister for Information and Culture Azma Bokhari has said that the province-wide Eid sanitation operation, carried out under the directives...

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Field Marshal Asim Munir and Pakistan’s Emerging Diplomatic Influence

In today’s tense global environment, where conflicts are growing deeper and diplomacy often seems weaker than confrontation, Pakistan’s emerging...

26.05.2026 30

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Protecting our skies this Eid-ul-Azha

Eid-ul-Azha is one of the most sacred and spiritually significant occasions celebrated across Pakistan and the Muslim world. The festival embodies the...

26.05.2026 30

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India does it again

For harming Pakistan one way or the other, India has been staging false flag operations every now and then and blaming Pakistan straightaway without...

25.05.2026 40

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Entrepreneurial Universities: Engines for Socio-economic Development

The landscape of higher education is currently undergoing one of the most profound transformations in its history, driven by the convergence of...

24.05.2026 30

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Beyond saplings: Pakistan’s plantation challenge

DESPITE contributing less than one percent to global greenhouse gas emissions, Pakistan remains among the countries most vulnerable to climate change...

23.05.2026 20

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Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations Between China and Pakistan — Part-7

Across Mountains and Seas, Building a Shared Future Professor of Peking University, China. Director of the Center for Pakistan Studies, Peking...

22.05.2026 20

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Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations Between China and Pakistan — Part-6

Across Mountains and Seas, Building a Shared Future Professor of Peking University, China. Director of the Center for Pakistan Studies, Peking...

21.05.2026 30

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New economic regime

PAKISTAN — for decades, Pakistan’s economic narrative read like a predictable, cyclical tragedy. The script was always the same: a sudden burst of...

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Alternative dispute resolution in Pakistan

BY June 2025, Pakistan’s courts confronted a backlog of approximately 2.27 million cases, while operating with nearly 1,200 fewer judges than the...

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Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations Between China and Pakistan — Part-5

Across Mountains and Seas, Building a Shared Future Professor of Peking University, China. Director of the Center for Pakistan Studies, Peking...

20.05.2026 30

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Confronting SA’s climate & maritime security crisis

GLOBAL warming stands as an undeniable existential threat to our entire species, but its consequences are exceptionally severe in coastal regions...

20.05.2026 50

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Paradox of tradition in modern Pakistan

WHILE the global community rapidly advances in science, technology and innovation, certain pockets of the world remain deeply entrenched in archaic...

20.05.2026 40

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IWT: Pak legal victory and India’s growing isolation

THE unfolding legal and diplomatic trajectory surrounding the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) has steadily transformed into a defining indictment of...

20.05.2026 40

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Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations Between China and Pakistan — Part-4

Across Mountains and Seas, Building a Shared Future Professor of Peking University, China. Director of the Center for Pakistan Studies, Peking...

19.05.2026 30

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Terror, proxy warfare & Pakistan’s strategic response

IN the last few days, several deadly terrorist attacks have rocked Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, particularly in Bannu and Lakki Marwat. Pakistan agencies...

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The hidden toll of war

AS the world fights the invisible battle against climate change and fears losing its race against time, the US-Israel-Iran conflict has exacerbated...

19.05.2026 20

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Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations Between China and Pakistan — Part-3

Across Mountains and Seas, Building a Shared Future Professor of Peking University, China. Director of the Center for Pakistan Studies, Peking...

18.05.2026 30

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Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations Between China and Pakistan — Part-2

Across Mountains and Seas, Building a Shared Future Professor of Peking University, China. Director of the Center for Pakistan Studies, Peking...

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May 17 World Hypertension Day

EVERY year on 17 May, the world observes World Hypertension Day to raise awareness about high blood pressure, commonly known as hypertension, one of...

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Gwadar Port: Growing maritime trade

COMMERCIAL activities at Gwadar Deep-Sea Port have gained momentum due to closure of the Strait of Hormuz. It has enhanced regional connectivity and...

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Support for Afghan communities

THOUSANDS of Afghan refugees and host community families in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have received much-needed health and education support through a...

16.05.2026 40

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Political mask of terrorism

Balochistan’s security landscape has increasingly transformed into a complex hybrid architecture. Traditional hard-power kinetic operations by the...

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Judges resign; principles do not

ON 10 February 2025, lawyers in black coats marched on Islamabad believing the constitutional order was being fundamentally reshaped and that the...

16.05.2026 30

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Media shapes policy success

WHY public trust, not just governance, decides the fate of government programs. When conspiracy theories about polio vaccination attract a wider...

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Beyond duty: Silent strength of nurses

AT 2:17 AM in a quiet ICU, a patient recovering from sepsis lay stable on a ventilator. No alarms sounded and everything appeared under control....

12.05.2026 30

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From Pahalgam to Marka-e-Haq: Redefining strategic balance in South Asia

It has been a year since the once-idyllic resort of Pahalgam was transformed from a picturesque destination into the epicentre of a geopolitical...

11.05.2026 70

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LNG in the Age of Outrage

Energy security has a cost—and it has already paid for itself. In the latest debate over Pakistan’s energy costs, a single number is being used to...

11.05.2026 40

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Commemorating Operation Maarka-e-Haq

10th May 2025, Pakistani nation commemorates the first anniversary of ‘Operation Maarka-e-Haq’ which was conducted in response to the unprovoked...

10.05.2026 30

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Merciless petrol hike Impoverished people will not survive

THE petrol hike has made life even harder for ordinary people already burdened by unemployment, high electricity bills, gas shortages, low wages and...

10.05.2026 40

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Marka-e-Haq legacy

CONGRATULATIONS to every Pakistani on the first Anniversary of Marka-e-Haq. One year has passed since Pakistan, with the grace of Allah SWT, totally...

10.05.2026 40

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Inclusive support for Afghan refugees in KP

THOUSANDS of Afghan refugees and host community families in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa have received much needed health and education support: a project being...

10.05.2026 30

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Taxation, Justice, and the Islamic economic ethos

Pakistan needs fiscal morality, not mere revenue extraction As Pakistan approaches another budget season, the national conversation once again...

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Political Influence Threatens Pakistan’s Crackdown Against Tax Evasion in the Tobacco Sector

Pakistan’s tobacco sector has become a sharp test of governance, state authority, and political resolve. On one side are documented companies that...

10.05.2026 30

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When conscience fails above, it fades below

SOCIETIES do not collapse all at once. They do not shatter like glass; they wear down over time like stone, almost imperceptibly. The first sign will...

09.05.2026 50

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Multi-domain integration in modern warfare: Lessons from Operation Bunyan-un-Marsoos

On 10 May 2025, Pakistan launched Operation Bunyan un Marsoos in response to India’s Operation Sindoor. What followed was not a conventional...

09.05.2026 40

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Govt hikes petrol by Rs14.92 per litre, diesel by Rs15

New prices would be effective from May 9, says Petroleum Division.

09.05.2026 20

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From E-assessment to AI-assisted assessment

For decades, public examinations in Pakistan have remained wedded to manual processes—paper scripts, human examiners and time-consuming tabulation....

07.05.2026 30

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Energy security has a cost — and it has already paid for itself

LNG in the age of outrage In the latest debate over Pakistan’s energy costs, a single number is being used to fuel public outrage: the daily payment...

07.05.2026 50

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Pak-China coop in space tech

BEIJING—Islamabad friendship entered a new phase when two Pakistani astronauts, Muhammad Zeeshan Ali and Khurram Daud, were selected for a space...

06.05.2026 30

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The Master Architect How Pakistan’s military diplomacy unlocked the unbridgeable

The strategic evolution of Pakistan from a facilitator to a “strategic intercalator” represents a paradigm shift in 21st-century diplomacy. This...

05.05.2026 30

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QAU at a crossroads: Restoring order, reclaiming purpose

Having served as the Registrar of Quaid-i-Azam University for three years (2021–2024), I am compelled to reflect with candour on the current state...

04.05.2026 40

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Breaking the glass walls

As Pakistan grapples with persistent economic instability and seeks a sustainable path toward growth, a glaring reality remains at the heart of its...

04.05.2026 70

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